Reading the book Pocket Full of Colors about the artist Mary Blair.
Lesson: Google Slides deck: History of Mary Blair, her life, her art work.
Art project: create a Mary Blair inspired cityscape buildings with lots of vibrant colors and shapes. Use AutoDesk Sketchbook (shape and paint bucket tools) or Photoshop or Illustrator or ProCreate.
Grading:
• Time, care, effort put into the assignment (assignment doesn't seem rushed) • Individual digital art skill development • Creativity: student added their own creative style to the assignment • Cityscape (skyscrapers / buildings)) with some sort of background (sky, sunset) • Variety of shapes and patterns • Variety of bright colors • Student used an art app of their choice to complete the assignment (AutoDesk Sketchbook, ProCreate, Tayasui Sketches School, PhotoPea, Photoshop, Illustrator, Fresco) • Student used class time wisely to complete the assignment (stayed on-task and not distracted by devices) • Student submitted assignment in a timely manner